macarons Archives - Charlotte Rains Dixon

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #44

Bon jour! Here is this week's collection of writing prompts, a bit later than usual because I went out to breakfast at my favorite French cafe. And I bought macarons, which are calling to me from the kitchen (they can be a rowdy bunch), but they are for dessert at my sister's dinner tonight. Anyway, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Je Reviens: The Power of Scent

Many, many, many, many, many, many (okay, I'll stop now), years ago in college, my favorite perfume was Je Reviens. This was a perfume that stopped men in their tracks, causing them to ask me why I smelled so good. I clearly recall one instance of this when I sat studying in the EMU Fishbowl.* […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Novel Writing The Writing Life

Macaron Day (Or, Jour du Macaron)

So, last Friday, March 20 was Macaron Day worldwide. What is Macaron Day? It was started by the venerable Parisian baker Pierre Herme (his name has an accent mark, but I can never figure out how to do those) in 2006, and the way it works is simple: you drop into a bakery, donate money to […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Rewriting

It’s About Damn Time She Wrote a Post

Hi. Here I am again. I've been pretty much missing in action, with the exception of a prompt round-up post or two, and one measly blog post, for the last couple of weeks. (And, now that I'm here, I've just had an idea for another post–which proves my oft-repeated point that writing breeds more writing. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago